As you embark on your clients’ 2022 landscape renovation, it’s only natural to experience inspiration in waves. Sometimes your clients will have the clearest vision and other times they will be wondering where to even begin with a project. To give them inspiration on how to start or finish your next project, let a landscape supply store lead you in the right direction for your 2022 projects in Sussex County and Bergen County, NJ.
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Great Design Ideas
The best designs are sometimes hard to imagine, especially when you’re planning a new design scheme. This overwhelming place can sometimes lead a homeowner to stall a project or even cancel it entirely. Browsing around the landscape supply together will give your clients a much better idea of what is out there, what has been done before, and what people want. It may take just a simple glance of a single object to open the floodgates of inspiration. They may even see some complete designs set up by the landscape supply company. Encourage them to take pictures and notes as they get some ideas for their landscape.
The Best Materials
Once you’ve arrived on the design your clients want, it’s still easy to get bogged down trying to find the perfect materials. Landscape supply stores will have a wide selection of similar materials to cross-check their different compositions, and prices. It’s also important to see these materials in both wet and dry situations. Landscape supplies often have both indoor and outdoor showrooms to facilitate this. Encourage your clients to take home some samples to see how the materials look in their landscape over the course of different types of weather and lighting conditions.
Expert Advice
Those working at your local landscape supply are highly knowledgeable of the materials in their specific department. Even contractors need a little guidance when working with new materials. Whether you’re trying to decide between a few different styles of patio pavers, natural stone veneers, planting soils, equipment, or even live plants, a specialist in any department will be able to help you make good decisions for your project. This advice will help you combine the aesthetic qualities of the materials with practical uses to create a landscaping project that ticks all of your clients’ boxes.
Healthy Plants
The advantage of working with a combined landscape supply and garden nursery is that you can depend on the botanists to grow some incredible plants. Nursery experts grow their plants from seeds in a controlled environment that ensures health into full maturity so that they have a great chance of establishing in your soil. They will also have some great advice on which plants to use, where to put them in the landscape depending on soil and moisture, and support your clients with proper care so their landscape looks great for many years to come.
Community Relationships
While you may be able to find what you need at any big box store for a competitive price, you won’t have the same level of friendly help and business relationships that you can build at a small business locally. Those working at your local landscape supply likely live directly in your community or nearby, so you can bet that your money is going to improve your community instead of some CEO’s second yacht. You can also get some great referrals to professionals outside your area of expertise, who have done business with the landscape supply store.
